ZW145AB - Stoneware
Zeewijk
Stoneware jar fragments: 1 x rim and wall section with horizontal handle (drawn) (butter or ointment jar), grey saltglaze (A); 1 x top section of large storage jar with bilateral handles (broken); pinkish body and brownish-yellow exterior glaze (possibly SE Asian) (B).
Site Location H 195
Number of Items 6
Material Stoneware
Museum Reference
Registration Number 145
ID 19952
Status Commonwealth
Zeewijk was wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos on 9 June 1727. The Zeewijk did not break up immediately and goods, including the treasure chests, were transferred to Gun Island. It was obvious to the crew that the ship could never be floated from its position locked into the reef.
A rescue group of eleven of the fittest survivors and First Mate set off for Batavia in the longboat on 10 July...
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